A rapid method for clearing diatoms for taxonomic and ecological studies
- 1 June 1973
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Phycologia
- Vol. 12 (1-2) , 69-70
- https://doi.org/10.2216/i0031-8884-12-1-69.1
Abstract
A new method utilizing a muffle furnace at 560 ± 10 C for 15 to 20 minutes to clear diatoms for taxonomic study is presented. This technique allows for exceptionally well cleared frustules for all the diatoms studied. It also allows phytosociological studies to be made of the colonization and succession of the diatoms on the exposed slides or coverslips from various aquatic habitats.Keywords
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